New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-25
TO KEEP SUNDAY SACRED.
TWO LARGE MEETINGS AT ALBANY.

TEMPT TO OPEN THE SALOONS ON SUNDAY.
rnY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE
AnANY. Oct 24.-It was In Albany that tne movement
may be said to have b"gn m ""n the liquor STORES ou
Sunday for In CITY early In Octoo-r the STATE C"
yeuton OF the Pei sona Liberty party was hed' ana
On, determination was reached by its members to exact
n nodce from the candidates for the Legislature that
they would vote for "a Law opening the saloons o o"n
dav II therefore, natural tnat IN Albany INC io'eiS
of the American SUNDAY should holu nass-iAeeuhs9'
and protest against tho adoption OF any law lha' WI"
| destroy that day. Tonight two such meetings were
heidi one In Jcrnain Hall by ProtcStahts' anu 'no o
II Geological Hall by Catholics
ermain Hall situated In the building OF the Young
Mems Christian Association There were 800 people III
A. hcn the meeting called TO order tonight ny Tue
Re-, James II. EcOb of the Chapel street Presbyterian
church On the platform there several OF the lead
; c,or0vmcn and members OF churches In Albany
,mon1 these were Morris Fielder, the Rev
| eaIph Wood Kenyon, Francis Nint' tho Kew
| DIR Attcrbury OF New-York and J. Irving brown
Henry r. Picrson, Chancellor of the University, was
chosen chairman Of the meeting. He read the CAL lot
,bc meeting and then earnestly appealed to the audience
IN res,st the movement to open the saloons on sunday
Tho Rev Dr. Attcrbury, the next speaker said that
o discussion should be conducted with sweet reason
| ablenes and without yltuperatOn." The Issue was
sip,ple The one demand that the ancient laws OF
the state with respect to Sunday should be so changed N
q, hermit the sale OF liquor that day. 1t was con
,rontine yoters all the State Since the Personal
Liberty party had its convention that party had some
what modified its programme 1t now demanded that
hc libraries and should he opened on sunday
There was no law against that nor was there any Ia"
! against music Sunday. II was evident that the
Personal Liberty party were trying thus to raise raise
issu., These questions had relation with the open
ing Of the liquor sunday They had nothing 10
do with temperance The real issue was whether or not
the liquor stores should he opened on sunday
The Personal Liberty party protested to cateehise
members OF the Legislature on this point IL was hot
ot.ston OF party politics No political party wouh
dare to put its platform plank that the liquor
Aore, should he opened Sunday; and yet 1t was
ouestion OF politics II to be settled at the polls
some newspaper editors had asked tue minister's WI!
they were medding with politics in this manner 1t was
A moral question. and 1t concerned clergymen Inc
ol,rryInen were waking up the subject The Pres
bytcrian synod composed OF 500 corgynen' had en-
Enthusiastically passed resolutions IN opposition TO the
nropose unday dissertation. Tho Baptist cergYnen AT
tbc General Council would adopt similar resolutions
The Roman Catholic cergymcn were holding meetings
OF the same tenor.
II should be recolccted that many OF theGermans who
favored the opening OF the saloons on sunday were
Christian men, reasonable men aud good citizens Ihcy
c,uI he reasoned with In their native land they drank
beer AMI wine on sunday without Restraint uhac-
on,intei with the English language and American
customs they were deceived about the American
reasons for preserving sunday Ihr@e men snouu LAY
he American SUNDAY explained 10 them. They should
ma, he nbu.ed aud treated with yituperaton. They
shoulI he told that the American Pcpple had always
protccfrd SUNDAY civil reasons. The great mass OF
mo nenple Of America 10 church on SUNDAY lhcy
did not wish - be disturbed VINO th'y WcIc Np,p
utng 80 one was forced Ia have religion or Pray.
rhc law merely said that there should 5r quiet on sun
day IL u lay OF rest we'll n OF religious onScr
auce II was the thing that worEn gmcn Vert ue-It
in 10 get all over the world Tncy did get II IN tnglhu
ana America The cy law stepped In aud sad that one
dny In seven the workingnan should nave rest re
Socialists 81 Germany had asked the Government 10
pass u SIMILAR law. ., A.. A.. am.
Irving Brown. the next speaker saL that me rssre
can uenplc II WINS free one side aud the 'hils
tian sunday Oh the other Liquor dealing was M"lo'h
II .yaowed NJ seven hunil ell millions oil the people
nome every wear Troy and Albany had population
of 200 600 aud there 1000 saloons dealing ""t
lnuid fire and damnatnn. On Sunday last an hrHcctlal
onot wa. made 10 close the saloons IN Troy "ch III
addition 10 selling liquor without license" ur liquor
dealers proposed "a dcsccrHc sunday, II va, hlHh uh'
therc y, a. A protest. The liquor dealers were ADVANCING
toward opening the theatre on sunday. II was an
attack ON civilization Il hs work 10 examine the
law opinions Of all the States and he could not but
rem.h that large proportion Of the crimes originated
tom liquor drinking -, ,--,.., mn ,,.,.
Tho meeting OF tho Catholics In Geological illl was
attended by .c.cral hundred mem Tho kc'. rather
N,lvorth pfestrl. aud made speech IN opening ihe
meeting Speeches also made hy James II. pc
S,l7 and the Rev Ir AttcrburY. WHO came from lhc
other meriug Resolutions passed AZ both iccHEs
dcnouucIng ads such candidates Tor tue I"A7H
ur should sign pledge to open the saloons on sun
daV At both meetings also committees ~ lnuuentlal
chi zcus were appointed TO continue the astnton ana 10
give information Ia the Christian people ~ Nbany rs lo
sdch candidate, ut promise to 'oc 10. Dill opr
ing the saloons.